Kerre Woodham Mornings
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KERRE WOODHAM MORNINGS
This is the show that delivers a little bit of everything.
News, opinion, analysis, lifestyle and entertainment – we’ve got your morning listening covered.
Join Kerre Woodham, one of New Zealand’s best loved personalities, as she dishes up a bold, sharp and energetic show Monday to Friday 9am-12md.
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Kerre Woodham: E-scooters, cycle lanes, and public demand
The Government's move to shift e-scooter users from the sidewalk to bike lanes is being hailed as a win for common sense. Shame it's not coming in before the Christmas...
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Kerre Woodham: Are you feeling optimistic?
The Pohutukawa are out and flowering and abundant. The days are longer, the sun is shining, the Reserve Bank has cut the OCR, Christmas is coming, summer holidays...
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Kerre Woodham: Regional councils need to be streamlined
Regional councils are being abolished – or are they? Thomas Coughan writing in the Herald makes a very good point, it's not the councils that are being abolished,...
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Kerre Woodham: We need to be able to treat feral animals as pests
Cats and dogs who are part of our families are much loved and live the life of Riley. There must be some days when your cat or dog is lying curled up in the sun...
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"The bottom line": Hipkins confirms Labour won't support a wealth tax
Chris Hipkins says coalitions require a balance of compromise and standing by values. The Labour leader says New Zealanders understand the nuances of MMP and the...
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Kerre Woodham: Do the Kiwisaver tweaks go far enough?
Christopher Luxon has made his party's first election promise at a Christmas gathering for the party faithful of the Lower North Island. He said that they would...
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"Not just one thing": Why is violence against women still so prevalent?
Violence against women remains one of the world’s most persistent and under-addressed human rights crises. A report from the World Health Organisation says that...
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Kerre Woodham: Who genuinely thinks they have the right to mete out violence?
A new report from the World Health Organization has found (old news really), a quarter of women have been physically or sexually abused by a partner. It's 24.5%...
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"More than fit for purpose": What will the new ferry ports look like?
Rail Minister Winston Peters yesterday confirmed we are to get two new rail-enabled Cook Strait ferries. The Government's signed a fixed-price contract with a Chinese...
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Kerre Woodham: Incredible concerts and positive news
A little bit husky, a little bit hoarse, not as bad as Heather, but a little bit husky from belting out the classics at Eden Park last night with Metallica. Oh my...
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Ārepa co-founder talks overcoming negative headlines
It’s hard enough to chase a scientific breakthrough. But as New Zealand company Ārepa found out it's even harder and more expenisve to defend your breakthroughs...
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Kerre Woodham: What makes NZ workplaces so dangerous?
It's the 15th anniversary today of the Pike River mine disaster, and on this anniversary, unions are calling for a corporate manslaughter law to be enshrined in...
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Why is NZ's workplace health and safety record still so poor?
Today marks the 15th anniversary of the Pike River mine disaster that killed 29 men. Despite reforms following the incident, New Zealand's workplace health and...
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Kerre Woodham: Contractors, employees, and the gig economy
Business NZ Chief Executive Katherine Rich says the Supreme Court's ruling that Uber drivers are in fact employees of Uber, not contractors, could have far-reaching...
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"It would be really transformational": Report highlights need to lower bowel cancer screening age
Bowel Cancer NZ's new report lays bare the realities of 350 people under 50 living with the disease. It’s the second deadliest cancer in New Zealand, and the leading...
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Andrew Dickens: If we don't want congestion charges, give us alternatives
On the front page of the New Zealand Herald today there was a poll, and it shows that we're split as a nation on the issue of capital gains tax. So, the question...
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Kerre Woodham: The problem with our retirement system
As you'll have heard in the news this morning, the Retirement Commissioner has called for a 10-year roadmap and cross-party agreement, following the release of its...
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Calls for "adult conversation" around strengthening the retirement income system
A warning New Zealand needs to act quickly on strengthening our retirement income system. The Retirement Commission's income policy review has found a longer-term...
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"An epidemic": How and why are people living double lives?
How common is it for people to be living double lives? Former Deputy Police Commissioner Jevon McSkimming is awaiting sentence after pleading guilty to having child...
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Kerre Woodham: Charging Ms Z would be a gross miscarriage of justice
How is it that the woman, who's at the centre of a cover-up by top brass within the Police, still has to go to court to defend two charges of causing harm by posting...
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Angus Simms talks tackling New Zealand's food waste problem
New Zealand produces enough food to feed 40 million people. Some of it we consume and some some we export. But a staggering 30% of the food we make or grow goes...
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Kerre Woodham: The McSkimming cover-up is appalling
The revelation that the Deputy Commissioner of Police Jevon McSkimming was a predatory pervert was one thing. To find out that our most senior police officers were...
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Kerre Woodham: At what point do business owners call it quits?
At what point, when you're a business owner, do you decide that you've had enough? There was Covid, then there were the boom times, then there was the recession...
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BBC crisis reflects wider concerns over bias in media
The BBC is facing accusations of bias, as well as a lawsuit, after a leaked memo suggests the Panorama programme edited one of Donald Trump’s speeches to imply he...
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Harsh economic winds see more and more businesses going under
Many businesses that limped through the pandemic are now going under. Insolvency practitioners have been reporting a sharp rise in the number of insolvencies since...
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Kerre Woodham: Why put money back in the pockets of users?
So the government's Sunday sessions this year have involved announcements of all sorts of policies, ranging from ho-hum to meaningful.The announcement yesterday...
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NZ Police Acting Assistant Commissioner discusses Government's meth action plan
The Government's announced its methamphetamine action plan, calling the drug a 'scourge on our society'. Methamphetamine consumption doubled from 732kg in 2023 to...
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Kerre Woodham: Spend a dollar to save five - why wouldn't we fund weightloss drugs?
New Zealand has the third highest adult obesity rate in the OECD, and the rates are going up. One in three adult New Zealanders is classified as obese, and one in...
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"Can't be the first option": Dave Letele raises concerns over publicly funding weightloss drugs
Publicly funding weightloss drugs may not be the answer to the country’s obesity problem. New Zealand has the third highest adult obesity rate in the OECD, with...
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"Tough negotiators": Luxon confident strong FTA with India will be made
The Prime Minister says he's confident a free trade agreement with India will get across the line soon. Christopher Luxon denied negotiations had hit a rough patch...
